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Assuming you mean "creator" and "artistic crowd" as illustrators and musicians, yes the iPad is a powerful tools for very specific use cases. But even in these

Assuming you mean "creator" and "artistic crowd" as illustrators and musicians, yes the iPad is a powerful tools for very specific use cases. But even in these niches there has been a gradual move away from the iPad to more powerful devices where it works out well enough. For instance music creation/management benefited a lot from the new macbooks, especially as they got more ports and top notch software support. Photography/cinematography as well. Other pro tablets also gained more presence in these drawing/designing circles, the Surface Pro is one and Wacom even entered the market with its own dedicated standalone table, while non standalone peripheral also flourished. All in all, Apple created a gap and pro users looked at more fitting devices when they didn't want to bend over backwards to use an iPad.

dylan604 2y ago
> All in all, Apple created a gap and pro users looked at more fitting devices when they didn't want to bend over backwards to use an iPad. Honestly, Apple kind of dropped the "pro" crowd some time ago topping out with the trash can MacPro. That thing was such a joke. It took years for them to admit it, which they ultimately did, shockingly. After that, they then went full Apple again in the revised MacPro that still missed the mark of what people actually wanted. It wasn't until the Apple Silicon where Apple's vision could really shine with a near silent "pro" box sitting on a desk. The modern "creator" crowd doesn't have data rooms where big noisy boxes live, so they finally found their audience so their refusal to make a data center friendly box pays off for them. Finally. Prosumers (where I equate "creators") cheered triumphantly /s